Asparagaceae
Palmer's century plant
Agave palmeri
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Agave
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- باهرة بالميرية
- arz
- باهره بالميريه
- Chinese
- 帕梅龙舌兰
- English
- Palmer's century plant
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mike Tilley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Craig Martin https://www.inaturalist.org/people/craigmartin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.